Heineken wrote:
My sense is that a hotter world will be harder on the electricity bill, on average, and thus cut deeper into fossil fuels.
FreakOil wrote:By the way, I find some of the posts here rather indicative of how coddled and weak (my fellow) Americans are. I live in the humid sub-tropical city of Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, and I'm perfectly fine without air-conditioning, as are most of the locals, even though the recent afternoon temperatures are usually in the mid to high 30s C.
FreakOil wrote:I remember visiting my grandfather's hometown of Caltanassetta, right in the middle of Sicily, about five years ago in the month of August. My friend and I left our hotel around 11 a.m. to have a look at the town. We went into a few shops before realizing that everything was closing. In the sweltering heat, we walked around the town, the streets of which were completely deserted by 1 p.m. We went back to the hotel and relaxed unil around 4 or 5, when the streets were once again abuzz.
FreakOil wrote:There's also no heating south of the Yangtze River. A few years ago, we had a miserable cold spell, and there were even warnings of frost, which rarely happens in the sub-tropics. Not only did we wear sweaters indoors, we wore coats, hats and even gloves. Nobody complained, we just drank a lot of hot tea. It snows occasionally in the northern part of Hunan province in the winter, but there's still no heating because it's south of the Yangtze.
Heineken wrote:Eventually they will, indeed, be abandoned. All those millions of buildings.
coyote wrote:Heineken wrote:Eventually they will, indeed, be abandoned. All those millions of buildings.
And what will eventually happen to all those buildings, without upkeep? How long will it take them to come down under their own weight, and from weaknesses in the foundations and materials? I've read most skyscrapers are designed with a particular 'shelf life,' and for some of them it's not all that long. For that matter, what about dams? Bridges? Towers?
The great pyramid at Giza was the tallest manmade structure for thousands of years; and one day it will be again, and for thousands of years more.
This is a pretty "cool" setup. The only change I would make is to make bin or wrap vinyl around the bottom to catch condensation.How well does it work? We hit a high temperature in July of 112F, hottest that I can remember. The temperature inside was 76F with the cooler running all the time. I almost didn't want to go out to move the sprinkler.
The disadvantages? Well, you have to move the sprinkler a lot, but it does keep the grass green. Also if the humidity gets high, water will condense on the exchanger the same as on a glass of cold water. So I keep towels underneath it to soak up the moisture.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Free-Air-Conditioning/
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